What is the full chemical name of GHK-Cu?

This site's GHK-Cu profile lists the full name Copper Tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu). GHK is the chain glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine. Cu stands for the copper. A 1988 paper on skin cells cited on that page spells the complex as glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine-Cu2+. The profile lists molecular weights of 340.38 daltons for the peptide alone and 402.92 daltons with the copper. Copper peptide is listed as another name. The full name is a chemical label. It is not an approval, and it does not mean a shot has been tested the way a cream has.

Copper peptides for skin and hair: what real people saw

Copper peptides for skin and hair: what real people saw

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